slurred
Hard to understand
Slurred describes speech that is indistinct, with sounds running together and words poorly articulated.
The most common cause is intoxication: His slurred words betrayed how much he'd drunk.
Slurred speech also results from fatigue, medication, stroke, or neurological conditions.
In music, slurred notes are played smoothly connected, without separation between them.
Spoke indistinctly
- inarticulateUnable to express clearly
- garbledConfused and unintelligible
- indistinctUnclear, hard to perceive
- unintelligibleImpossible to understand
muffled · incoherent · stammered · stuttered · lisped · drawled · rambling · halting
Drunken state
- tipsyMildly intoxicated
- staggerWalk unsteadily, sway
- intoxicatedAffected by alcohol
- hammeredSeverely intoxicated or pounded
wasted · sloshed · plastered · boozy · sway · groggy · blotto · sozzled
Unbroken musical phrasing
- glissandoRapid pitch sweep
- portamentoSeamless pitch transition
- slideSmooth continuous movement
- bendCurve or flex
connected · smooth · tied · blended · elided · melisma · swooping
Spread carelessly across
- defamedHarmed through false statements
- malignedFalsely disparaged
- disparagedCriticized with contempt
- slanderedDamaged by false statements
libeled · besmirched · tarnished · denigrated · vilified · attacked · impugned · discredited
mumbled
Spoke indistinctly
- inarticulateUnable to express clearly
- garbledConfused and unintelligible
- indistinctUnclear, hard to perceive
unintelligible · muffled · incoherent · stammered · stuttered · lisped · drawled · rambling · halting · mangled
inebriation
Drunken state
- tipsyMildly intoxicated
- staggerWalk unsteadily, sway
- intoxicatedAffected by alcohol
hammered · wasted · sloshed · plastered · boozy · sway · groggy · blotto · sozzled · besotted
legato
Unbroken musical phrasing
- glissandoRapid pitch sweep
- portamentoSeamless pitch transition
- slideSmooth continuous movement
bend · connected · smooth · tied · blended · elided · melisma · swooping
smeared
Spread carelessly across
- defamedHarmed through false statements
- malignedFalsely disparaged
- disparagedCriticized with contempt
slandered · libeled · besmirched · tarnished · denigrated · vilified · attacked · impugned · discredited · aspersions
- speech qualitiesarticulate, clear, loud, soft, quiet
- speech verbssaid, says, asked, answered, replied
- disorderedchaotic, disorganized, disordered, jumbled, messy
- speechlessspeechless, mute, wordless, tongue-tied, dumbstruck
slurredclear
Without obstruction or fog
distinct · articulate · crisp · intelligible · enunciated
- slurred speechIndistinct verbal articulation
- slurred words
- slurred overSpoken indistinctly or skipped